Annuals for Bloom the First Season 



WM. C. BECKERT 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CTS., UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED 



GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL 



Beds composed entirely of Grasses, with the tall varieties planted in the center 

 the shorter ones used for edging, are especially beautiful. 

 AGROSTIS nebulosa. Feathery and elegant; \% f eet. 

 AVENA sterilis (Animated Oats;. Drooping heads; 434 ft. 

 BRIZA maxima. The large form of Quaking Grass; Wi feet. 



Minima gracilis. Small Quaking Grass; 1 foot; elegant 

 for bouquets. 



BROMUS brizaeformis. Useful in many decorative ways 



when dried ; 2 feet. 

 COIX lachryma (Job's Tears). Broad blades, drooping seeds. 

 ERACROSTIS elegans. "Love Grass." 

 GVNERIUM argenteum(Pampas Grass). See Perennials. 

 LACURUS ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Small white spikes; 



2 feet. 



PENNI SET U M Ruppeliantim. Produces handsome purple 



spikes; 2% feet. 

 STIPA pennata (Feather Grass). 

 TRICHOL/EANA rosea. Rose-tinted; 2 feet. 



GODETIA. Bright and attractive little plants, always 

 gay with a crop of pretty white, rose or crimson flowers. Mixed. 



HIBISCUS 



Gynerium. 



Mignonette J/< 



Hl'NNEMANNIA fumariaefolia 



Poppy). A very showy plant. Large, buttercup-yellow, poppy 

 flowers produced in great abundance all summer; 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 



ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum). Glistening waxen leaves 

 and stems covered with a shining granular coat; plant trailing; for 

 baskets, vases, borders. Mixed. 



IPOMOPSIS (Standing Cypress). Handsome plants, with 

 long spikes of red or bright scarlet flowers, and fine foliage. Mixed. 



KAULFUSSIA. Compact, free-blooming, from 6 inches to 1 

 foot high. Flowers blue, violet, white, crimson or rose; graceful 

 and pretty. Mixed. 



LARKSPUR 



Rocket Larkspurs are very showy; flower-spikes of bright colors. 

 Dwarf Double Rocket, Tall Double Rocket. Mixed colors of each. 

 Emperor. Plant of symmetrical habit ; double flowers. Mixed. 

 Branching. Bears long spikes of flowers on long stems; blooms 



continuously until cut down by frost; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LAVATERA. Free-blooming plant, growing about 2 feet tall, 

 and producing its showy red flowers all through the summer. 



LEPTOSIPHON. Beautiful in flower and foliage, giving 

 fine effects when grown in masses; 6 inches. Mixed. 



LINUM. Of great beauty. Blossoms scarlet and 

 rose; stems and foliage fine. 



LOBELIA 



Erinus speciosa superba. Dark blue, with large, 



white eye; trailing. 

 Erinus alba. White; trailing. 



Crystal Palace compacta. Dark blue flowers; fine 



for edging and carpet bedding. Pkt. 10 cts. • 

 Compacta alba. White. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Prima Donna. Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LUNARIA (Honesty). Hardy biennial, and 

 must be sown in autumn or early spring for flowers the 

 first year. Flowers white and double. 



L,UI*IBJUS (Sun-Dial ). Very effective in Tnixed 

 borders. The seed should be sown where plants are 

 to stand; 2 feet. Mixed. 



MARIGOLD 



Showy plants for midsummer and autumn bloom ; 1 

 to 2 feet tall, free-flowering and easy to grow. 

 Eldorado. Flowers from 10 to 14 inches around, very 



double, of bright golden-orange and primrose shades. 

 Dwarf African. Of dwarf, dense growth, with immense 



double flowers of a peculiar shade of golden yellow. 

 Tall Double French. Mixed ; flowers of various colors. 

 Dwarf Double French. Plants low and compact. Mixed. 

 Signata pumila. Dwarf plants; forms a true "gilt 



edge" for beds. 



Africanus. Showy and effective. Large, cream-colored flowers, with brown center. 

 Giant Yellow. The flowers attain a great size, measuring 7 to 8 inches in diameter; 

 canary-yellow, with garnet throat. 

 (Giant Yellow Tulip 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



MIGNONETTE 



The matchless perfume of this flower renders it most popular. 



Defiance. Spikes very large and deliciously fragrant. The indi- 

 vidual flowers are of immense size, forming a graceful as well as a 

 compact spike; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Machet. The best variety for pots; is dwarf and free-blooming; 

 flower-spikes bright, reddish maroon. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Golden Machet. Differs from the type in its heavy spikes of 

 golden yellow blossoms. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Golden Queen. Plants dwarf ; flowers bright golden yellow. Oz.20c. 



Parson's White. Pure white; very fragrant. 



Large-Flowering. The old and well-known Mignonette, still as 

 sweet as any. Oz. 15 cts. 



MIMULUS (MonKey Flower) 

 Moschatus. The well-known Musk Plant. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tigrinus grandiflorus. Large-flowering new tigered and spotted 

 varieties, in many rich colors. 



MATHIOLA bicornis. Delightfully fragrant lilac flowers. 

 A capital edging plant for dry and sunny exposures. 



